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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-05-07, Page 1HNt.QDIf8PQ9IIL TI. -T 1. D" Thff TANDAR [R: AYFMILD 5 Ic4a f. No. 19 121 YEARS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,1986 Central Huron Secondary School students Su Su Myint, Kim Cook, from each of - the five schools were congratulated for their Lisa Watt, Steve Hearn and Rhonda Lobb (absent) were honored at academic achievements. (Times -Advocate photo) CHSSstudentsonathe Excellence in Education Awards Banquet last week. Students-. HOLMESVILLE - Students, teachers and community representatives from the five secondary schools in Huron County were honored on April 30. During the first Excellence in Education awards banquet, five students, two teachers and one community recipient from each school received awards. The awards were provided jointly by the Huron Board of Education and District 45 of tl. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. The Federation, at the provincial level, was represented by vice-president Jim Head and regional representative Sue Boworski. The first three goals of the program in- clude reinforcing the pride and self-esteem of Huron teachers in their own skills, profes- sion and what they offer students; to build an understanding and appreciation of the excellence of Huron schools and narrow the gap between the public's misconception and the realities of the excellence of the public secondary system. The final two are promotion of community awareness of the scope and the role of public secondary education and the teacher in the school and community and to actively in- volve the community in the public secon- dary system. Huron Board of Education chairman, Art Clarke, said his board was behind the program. He continued, "It's a characteristic of Canadians not to honor excellence. We seem to revel in mediocrity. We hope affairs of this kind will raise the level of knowledge of the community about education and make people aware of what educators are doing." Students honored were Todd James, Jane Papple and Lisa Preszcator, Seaforth; Rob Gallaher, Kim Gibson, Charlene Stevenson,. Julie Stewart and Eric Versteeg, F.E. Madill in Wingham; Kendra Arthur, Irene Brand, Angela Fleming, Lee O'Rourke and More information needed about town hall repointing. By Anne Narejko CLINTON - If a report from the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, Heritage Branch, is correct, the beautifully restored town hall could come back to haunt council and taxpayers. But to make certain the report is correct, architect Carlos Ventin will be sent a report and if needed, the author of the report, Gail Sussman, will be asked to appear before council. The major concern in the report, which was presented by Clinton's Local Architec- tural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) Secretary Reg Thompson, was the masonry which was "badly repointed (refilled) with a hard portland cement..." "If the mortar is harder than the brick, the brick will crack instead of the mortar," commented Mr. Thompson. During a seminar attended by LACAC representatives, Mr. Thompson said pic- tures were shown of the damage caused when the brick was harder than the mortar. "It was unbelievable," he said. In her report, Miss Susaman simply noted the mortar will contribute to the deteriora- tion- of the masonry walls. Mayor John Balfour did not want to jump to any quick conclusion, suggesting the report be forwarded to Mr. Ventin and', if necessary, Miss Sussman and Mr. Ventin be asked to appear before council. "We haven't got the money to repoint this building. It's a problem we're going to have to live with...I'd hate to have to tell the tax- payers we need to do this (before checking out all the details)," he said. Mr. Thompson told council that, in his opi- nion, the contractor should be held - responsible. To correct the problem, Miss Sussman's report suggests "the inappropriate mortar should be cut out by hand to a depth of ap- proximately one inch and repointed with lime rich mortar." She also suggests that only a mason who Bill Craig and George Cull were the Central Huron Secondary School (CRSS) teachers honored at the Excellence in Education Awards Banquet for their dedication to their pro- fession. Students, teachers and one community representative received awards. Louise McGregor was the community recipient for CHSS due to the large amount of time she volunteers to the music program. (Times -Advocate photo) Murray Rundle, South Huron,.Exeter; Kim master to the Seaforth High School girls trumpet band; James Currie for donating many volumes to the F.E. Madill School library; Ross Haugh of the Exeter Times Advocate for strong support of South Huron events; Louise McGregor for major con- tributions to the Central Huron music pro- gram and Mel and Dorothy Bogie of Goderich for their involvement as Music Boosters. • District 45 President Jerry McDonnell of F.E. Madill in Wingham was the chairman for the evening. The awards were handed out by Jim Head and Sue ° Boworski of OSSTF along with Huron Warden Leona Armstrong. Cook, Steve Hearn, Rhonda Lobb, Su Su Myint and Lisa Watt, Central Huron in Clin- ton; Dave Ahnasi, Melody Falconer, Julie Myers, Sharon Rahbek and Christine Stapleton of Goderich Collegiate. The honored teachers were Ed Pelss, Seaforth; Willaim Craig and George Cull, Central Huron; Robert Campbell and Audrey Tiffin, Wingham, Ray Donnelly and Bill Wark, Goderich; Joe Fulop, Wally Webster and Deb Homuth, South Huron and Shirley Weary, Bluewater Secondary School. The community recipients were Charlie Wood for many years unpaid assistant band - has experience working on historic buildings should do the work. Cosmetically, the cement does not match the original mortar in composition .or ap- pearance, noted Miss Sussman. Two less serious factors were pointed out in the report as well. They werethe damage caused by the Christmas decorations at the front of the town hall and trapped moisture caused by the flower bed at the rear of the building. Staples and nails were used to hang Christmas decorations at the front of the town hall last year, and as a result, have left holes and stains in the brick. In her report, Miss Sussman suggested plugging the holes with a weak mortar mix- ed with brick dust for color. To remove the stains left by the staples and nails, she said an oxalic acid and ammonium biFloride mixture could be-a'sed. • As for the -flower bed, freeze -thaw cycles will hold moisture against the mortar and cause deterioration. The extent of any damage done to date can only be determin- ed by excavating the flower bed. The problem of water seeping into the light at the entrance of the recreation office was also addressed in the report. "The stair abutts the building and no ade- quate provision is made to dram the water away from the building. The architect who designed the complex should=be requested to address the problem," noted Miss Sussman. Council did bring the problem to Mr. Ven - tin's attention and, according to councillor Ross Carter, the problem was solved with cocking. After some discussion, it was decided to send the report on to Mr. Ventin and wait for his response. . "We don not have enough information to say we have the wrong mortar or brick. Let's forward the letter," said Mayor Balfour. TROUT STOCKING Local ponds being -filled By David Emslie Over 50,000 trout are currently being plac- ed in area ponds and rivers. "Approximately 6,000 two-year-old trout are being put into local ponds," Blake Evans, Conservation Officer for the Ministry of Natural Resources, said. Overall, 10 ponds are being stocked, and these include the Hullett Ponds, the Mor- rison Dam, the Shakespeare Pond and the Fullarton Pond. Aside from these two-year-old trout, that were puchased from a private hatchery in Owen Sound, 34,000 yearling rainbow trout from the Ministry hatchery in Normandale are being placed in the Maitland River, the Bayfield River and the Nine -Mile River. "14,000 yearling brook trout are being placed in the tributories of the Nine -Mile River, the Maitland River and the Turn topage 2• Comrn�ee to investigage homes for the aged Huron County council has established an ad hoc committee to investigate and report back to the council on the financing and servjces of homes for the aged. The com- mittee will compare municipally run establishments (such as Huronview) with those owned and operated privately or by charitable organizations. This decision was made at the Apr. 29 . council meeting, on the recommendation of the county executive committee where it was suggested by Zurich Reeve Robert Fisher, chairman of social services committee. Fisher presented a long list of questions on the subject, as a starting point for the study. The basic premise is that privately run homes must and do operate more effi- ciently, also with less government funding. Do they offer the same quality and level of services as Huronview does? Reeve Fisher and the other members of the executive committee say they're confi- dent that the study will provide facts where there are only speculative opinions available at present. The motion passed with some controver- sy. Stanley Township Reeve Clarence Rau and McKillop Township Reeve Marie Hicknell questioned the necessity of such an in-house study while the majority of members felt that it would be useful. As Turnberry Township Reeve Brian SPRING MUSIC Everyone put forth a good effort during the Central Huron Secondary School (CRSS) Musk einh's An iSvetling Of Spring Music. These two mernberas of the TripleTrio gave it their all on May 2. (Anne Narejko photo) McBurney said, "At least it would get a lot of questions answered". The objecting councillors regarded the comparative investigation and research as an implied criticism of the operation and services of Huronview, Such intentions were denied by Hay Township Reeve Lionel Wilder, chairman of the planning and development committee, who assured the council that no member of the ex- ecutive committee felt there was anything wrong with Huronview. He said a study would be a positive way of finding out what could be done- on different levels, with dif- ferent methods. Speaking in favor of the study, Hullett Township Reeve Thomas Cunningham pointed out that the study might indeed conclude "that Huronview'is best", adding that "it never hurts to look." In a recorded vote the recommended motion was carried by 18 votes in favor and eight opposed; six council members were absent from the session. The members of the newly formed com- mittee are: Reeve J.R. Aitchison (West Wawanosh Township), ' Zurich Reeve Robert Fisher, Town of Exeter Reeve W.L. Mickle, and Warden Leona Armstrong (Reeve of Grey Township). Their report will be presented to county council at a later date. Social services are well under their 1985 budget Huron County Social Services Ad- ministrator, J. A. MacKinnon, brought good news when he presented his depart- ment's 1985 facts and figures to county council at the Apr. 29 meeting. °Last year, the department spent $168,935.21 under its budget. While the total budget was $1,076,536, the expenditures amounted to $907,600.79. The county's estimated share of this budget was $281,273 but as $237,670.34 of the county money was actually spent, this resulted in an under -expenditure of $44,202.66 in the county cost. MacKinnon reported that requests for various levels of welfare assistance decreased in Huron County in 1985 by 5.62 per Cent, the caseload by 7.22 per cent and the number of beneficiaries by 7.34 per cent. It was the second straight year that the demand on his department's services decreased. The report explains, "Our experience in 1985 indicates that the demand for seasonal workers was strong, resulting in persons being employed for longer periods and qualifying for U.I.C. benefits, thereby reducing the demand on our services." The 1986 caseload is expected to remain fairly constant with the 1985 levels. CPHfund raising committee is established CLINTON - Eleven people have volunteered to assist fund raising chairman Doug Coventry with the obstetric wing and chronic care updating fund raising for the Clinton Public Hospital (CPH). IDOGtg. Norman, John Duddy, Art Steed, DivittiaWestlake, Cheryl Rohner, Shelley McPhee-Haist, Rev. Gordon Simmons, Dave Hanley, Al Jewson, Rosemary Arm- s'tro'ng and Pat Spading will help raise 05,000 for the new obstetrics wing and up- dating of the chronic care ward at.„ the hospital. The entire project has an estimated price of $800,000 with the Ministry of Health pro- viding up to $400,000. Assisting their hospital with the fund rais- ing task, the Clinton Public Hospital Aux- iliary has made a pledge of $10,000 over the nod two years. According to Mr. Coventry, fund raising plans are now in the planning stages, hut nothing has been finalized yet.